ONLINE!
Thank you for wanting to audition for our online 10 Minute Plays!
We would like you to audition by video, with:
1. A 1-2 minute monologue-----one that fits the play you are auditioning for,
i.e.comedic or dramatic.
2. Which play you are auditioning for or label them first, second, third choice.
3. Let us know your availability in June. (any dates you CAN'T rehearse or shoot)
4. Attach a headshot to your email or a selfie of yourself.
5. Are you willing to film in person?
(Have had your shot, etc. Each director will follow state Covid restrictions, if needs be.)
6. Will you be willing to get your own costumes and maybe props?
Please send your completed video and photo to:
cannontenminutefestival@gmail.com
Produced by: Shawn Cannon, Matt Foster and Chris Merritt
The 10 Minute Play Synopsis'
Act 1
Lost: Edith by Christopher Wiley (Palm Springs, CA.) 1m 1f (Comedy)
Directed by Meredith Jones
Frank is a hot-shot real estate broker wants his elderly aunt to sell her home. Getting his
widowed Aunt Helen who dresses in a Cleopatra garb into a senior care facility should be easy
enough, right? But a lost pet named Edith proves to be a little more than Frank bargained for.
The Spot by Scott Stolnack (Seattle, WA.) 2m (Drama)
Directed by TBD
Bending time and space, a military veteran home from war hikes into a remote campsite in the wilderness, while speaking to his best friend and comrade, who lies wounded on a battlefield.
Solemn Craft by Matt Cogswell (Clinton, MA.) 1m, 1 either (Comedy)
Directed by Elizabeth Decasse
A film director, directing and filming a screenplay butts heads with Sean, a stage actor, whose methods might be a little too method.
Thank You For Your Time by Kathleen O’Connor (Ayer, MA.) 1m, 2f (Drama)
Directed by TBD
Newly-hired HR rep MEG joins her seasoned co-workers for training around policies and interviewing at Summit Industries and is in for a rude awakening.
A Clue in the Library by Steven Hayet (New Brunswick, NJ) 1m, 1f (Comedy)
Directed by Maren Caufield
A man is dead and Professor Plum & Miss Scarlet are on a quest to find the murderer...as soon as they conquer the Library of Congress cataloguing system.
Act 2
Ever After by Michael Waterson (Napa, CA.) 2m, 1f, 1 either (Comedy)
Directed by Joel Priest
In Mother Goose’s marriage counselling office, the Princess and the Frog try and find out where exactly the romance went wrong.
Windfall by Charles Hertz (Andover, MA) 2m (Drama)
Directed by Kathleen O’Connor
What could be wrong with learning you’re entitled to a sudden, unexpected, and perfectly legal payment? A down-at-the-heels insurance beneficiary meets the gilded heir to a family business. Their histories overlap in ways bound to alienate but also bond them.
Interview with a Gorgon by Greg Lam (Milton, MA) 2m 1f (Drama)
Directed by Laurel Martin
A scribe seeks the truth from a monster, and as a knight learns quickly, the pen is mightier than the sword.
We would like you to audition by video, with:
1. A 1-2 minute monologue-----one that fits the play you are auditioning for,
i.e.comedic or dramatic.
2. Which play you are auditioning for or label them first, second, third choice.
3. Let us know your availability in June. (any dates you CAN'T rehearse or shoot)
4. Attach a headshot to your email or a selfie of yourself.
5. Are you willing to film in person?
(Have had your shot, etc. Each director will follow state Covid restrictions, if needs be.)
6. Will you be willing to get your own costumes and maybe props?
Please send your completed video and photo to:
cannontenminutefestival@gmail.com
Produced by: Shawn Cannon, Matt Foster and Chris Merritt
The 10 Minute Play Synopsis'
Act 1
Lost: Edith by Christopher Wiley (Palm Springs, CA.) 1m 1f (Comedy)
Directed by Meredith Jones
Frank is a hot-shot real estate broker wants his elderly aunt to sell her home. Getting his
widowed Aunt Helen who dresses in a Cleopatra garb into a senior care facility should be easy
enough, right? But a lost pet named Edith proves to be a little more than Frank bargained for.
The Spot by Scott Stolnack (Seattle, WA.) 2m (Drama)
Directed by TBD
Bending time and space, a military veteran home from war hikes into a remote campsite in the wilderness, while speaking to his best friend and comrade, who lies wounded on a battlefield.
Solemn Craft by Matt Cogswell (Clinton, MA.) 1m, 1 either (Comedy)
Directed by Elizabeth Decasse
A film director, directing and filming a screenplay butts heads with Sean, a stage actor, whose methods might be a little too method.
Thank You For Your Time by Kathleen O’Connor (Ayer, MA.) 1m, 2f (Drama)
Directed by TBD
Newly-hired HR rep MEG joins her seasoned co-workers for training around policies and interviewing at Summit Industries and is in for a rude awakening.
A Clue in the Library by Steven Hayet (New Brunswick, NJ) 1m, 1f (Comedy)
Directed by Maren Caufield
A man is dead and Professor Plum & Miss Scarlet are on a quest to find the murderer...as soon as they conquer the Library of Congress cataloguing system.
Act 2
Ever After by Michael Waterson (Napa, CA.) 2m, 1f, 1 either (Comedy)
Directed by Joel Priest
In Mother Goose’s marriage counselling office, the Princess and the Frog try and find out where exactly the romance went wrong.
Windfall by Charles Hertz (Andover, MA) 2m (Drama)
Directed by Kathleen O’Connor
What could be wrong with learning you’re entitled to a sudden, unexpected, and perfectly legal payment? A down-at-the-heels insurance beneficiary meets the gilded heir to a family business. Their histories overlap in ways bound to alienate but also bond them.
Interview with a Gorgon by Greg Lam (Milton, MA) 2m 1f (Drama)
Directed by Laurel Martin
A scribe seeks the truth from a monster, and as a knight learns quickly, the pen is mightier than the sword.